in the shadow of the grey giant

The powers that be won’t allow anyone to dig, not legally anyways. Many presume he means "the hour (on the clock)," but what if he means 120 (2 x the number of minutes in the hour)? If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old. An estimate would seem very unlikely when you look at how precise his directions where in the other puzzles. It doesn't help anyone to shoot down theories because it doesn't match you're opinion. 22 paces is 55 feet. The Staten Island ballpark didn’t even break ground until 2000. I think you’re probably right. Yearbook. I have a few ideas but unfortunately they all seem to lead different directions. Regardless, what do you think? I do believe it's a clue. Just trying to help see if we can pin this down. Just my opinion. As for the Isle... remember the hints for the solved casque that read M & B set in stone. In the former case, the "slender path" would be The Narrows. That's coming from the author's mouth! Indies native is Alexander… Even so, that could still be an issue. By chance, do you have a link to Frank “Cheech” Leone’s solution to painting 12?? Directed by Melville Shavelson. Dana Grey wants the PPF’s panel to focus on diversity and inclusion to create meaningful change ... having joined from a legal adviser role to the shadow attorney […] 11 December 2020 09:50. - "Simple roots" could also be interpreted as "humble beginnings" and could be a reference to the aforementioned individual of whom "the natives still speak." Gershwin's parents emigrated from Russia, which would tie in with the Russian theme of this casque, but this may also refer to Preiss himself: the "simple roots in rhapsodic man's soil" may refer to Preiss' own humble beginnings at Fort Hamilton High School. BP grew up in a section of Brooklyn called Flatbush. I have been thinking that it may not be as direct as we all think. ( Log Out /  Was he a graduating senior in that one? If you are going to say "The shape of her dress is not Manhattan, or Brooklyn, or Staten Island." Obviously, as it has been pointed out, the verse says steps and not paces. I just don't know for certain. In the shadow Of the grey giant Find the arm that Extends over the slender path In summer You’ll often hear a whirring sound Cars abound Although the sign Nearby Speaks of Indies native The natives still speak Of him of Hard word in 3 Vols. "Speaks of Indies native" Double meaning. (Where I live, plans like that are filed *before* work is done to public areas, like parks...and, those are retained. - The "V" must be some ground-level feature found in the general area of Fort Hamilton HS. For me, thinking that he went to FHHS was just interesting trivia....). If you go to Lookout Hill you can "look down" (south) and see Midwood HS. Or, I'd head out to both H.S.. and the local libraries to have a look-see. Now maybe that's because they've all been lost to time. I think rhapsodic man soil is you, the person will be rhapsodic when they find it, Refers to Alexander Hamilton / Alexander Hamilton Ave that starts at the entrance to the ballpark the casque is buried in. I've been looking into this. I do believe it matches something else. They did not have yearbooks from Midwood for the relevant years. Shadow of the Giant (2005) is a science fiction novel by American writer Orson Scott Card, the fourth novel in his Ender's Shadow series, also called the Bean Quartet. More figuratively, "in the shadow of" could mean "nearby" or "overshadowed by." To state something you believe as a fact and then not even give your opinion isn't helping anyone. And to the west of that at the far edge of the park is a horse statue that looks similar to the "lion" in the crashing waves. FYI: if you are using the proposed solutions on this site to start your hunt, you are already on the wrong path. From this place you can see many images in the picture: Lady Liberty, Ellis Island, the bird, water, and so on. (A yearbook from either h.s., circa '68 should verify it.). "The natives still speak" Or he was making an estimate. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Pin Tweet Shop the Meme. One thought for “The natives still speak of him of hard word” is John Murphy who led construction of the Verrazzano Narrows and was called “Old Hard Nose” for being tough. Hamilton of course was from the Indies. - "Isle of B." A crowd of mysterious smaller humanoid creatures with what seem to be white spots on their heads is also seen near the giant, which is described as sickly in the caption, shown heaving in the picture. If you were to use an actual shadow of an actual “grey giant”, something very tall and very grey, using what we’ve discovered in the paintings related to the month (birthstone and birth flower), the day (zodiac dates) and the hour (clock or “missing clock”), it could literally put the searcher within “twice as many east steps as the hour” away from the casque and key buried in the ground if you’re in … Mine (back then) was about 5'. It's therefore likely that this line is telling us to look for a place where cars really, really "abound," in more than the usual levels of New York City congestion. "The hour" is kind of vague. SHADOW OF THE GIANT uploaded and posted 5 years ago Add a message to your video. In a literal sense, the shadow from the statue would not extend to any land other than Liberty Island. - "Simple roots" could be interpreted as a young plant. The Giant also wears a viking-like helmet that covers its face and glowing orange eyes. Image 12 Verse 9 is in Burlington, Vermont. The typical shadow giant is dark-skinned, grey-haired, stands 15 feet tall, and weighs 2,400 pounds. Still looking for those. You'll often hear a whirring sound. its steps not paces, 22 steps would be between 48 and 57 feet. Bean's past was a battle just to survive. Terms of use / Privacy policy / GDPR, About this workspace Contents 1 Plot summary But....take all of it with a grain of salt. You can read what he posts, along with comments, there. Connect your Gmail, Drive, Dropbox, and Slack accounts and in less than 2 minutes, Dokkio will automatically organize all your file attachments. Shadow of the Giant is the fourth novel in the Shadow Saga, following Shadow Puppets and preceding Shadows in Flight. Verse 11 is matched with image 2 and is buried in the outfield of Staten Island Yankees ballpark on Staten Island, NY. (The tours are presumably more common in the summer when the weather is good and there are more tourists.) Classic Shadow Beings These beings are dark, inorganic, phantom-like bipedal figures that look just like a dark black shadow of a figure, but don't seem to quite have full human form or facial or bodily delineation.They feel very masculine and oppressive and like something that is beyond human and out of our scope of understanding. Bestauntie - you mention seeing a Midwood HS yearbook with BP in it. Has anyone written a theory on Prospect Park? I'm too lazy to look, but perhaps two of the schools combined at one point? Watch your words to get to this entry, the start is chicken. Rescue Flamrog and Kindler. We finally arrived and found that there was only one other car in the small gravel parking lot. However, also confirmed by 'a' Midwood H.S. Your 22 paces = 55 ft. I don't know why he is on the list, but he did not graduate from there. For many years, we hunted the beasts for their tusks. It seems like a vague number of steps, but I am sure it is not. In the Shadow of a Giant is about a place, and also about an entrepreneur, his wife, their family and friends, the proprietors of other nearby Adirondack attractions, the communities of Wilmington and Jay, New York, and the local heroes who lived there. Shadow giants often wear elaborate breastplates, headdresses, and bracers. A species of Giant living in the Snang Mountains of Umathela Bestial and primitive. That is what he said." The most solid clue in this verse is the guidance that we should "gaze north toward the isle of B." It has been confirmed by one of his best friends AND a Midwood Highschool yearbook. ( Log Out /  It may even speak of an island that isn't surrounded by water... here we have traffic islands- things in the middle of the road. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. In the middle of the page, there is a box with rotating comments from people who signed the guest book, now expired. The Immigrants statue has an arm that points down a path that was once slender. Negative untamed power: People from many cultures and traditions have interpreted the wolf as representing the untamed (unconscious).The word wolf is widely common in the Indo-European roots of language and often not only stands for the animal, but describes in the old Germanic languages the bandit, murderer, slayer, defied criminal, evil ghost or supernatural beast. There are many cars whirring in the Battery Park Underpass underneath the park. Preiss seemed to like metaphors and double-meanings, so it's possible that this line refers to both a tree and an individual growing up in some spot on the margin of New York Harbor. Did you see it personally or is this info you uncovered somewhere? Gazing north toward the Statue of Liberty, would mean that one is standing in the vicinity of The Narrows in either Staten Island or Brooklyn. This puzzle needs new ideas! Maybe the island isn't an island per se. Reasonable places might include any spot on the perimeter of New York Harbor. I would say probably not. PBworks / Help I think the poem very strongly describe things in and around John Paul Jones Park in Brooklyn. http://forthamiltonhighschool.net/alumni/7718584/bryon-preiss.html. Coincidentally, this is right by Prospect Park...start your search there. (Not Midway). - The most obvious giant in the New York area would be the Statue of Liberty. Previous: so he estimated the steps short, the or more takes you the last little bit. A traffic island on Broadeay has been suggested, and Buchanan’s Island was part of my solution until I realized it can’t be seen from my spot. but it will be obvious you are walking toward something finite that will stop you from going further, a wall or an object. (Just trying to cement Midwood in stone and completely eliminate Fort Hamilton H.S.....either way, I'm not sure that will eliminate FHHS as a way point in some people's proposed solutions. Of the grey giant - The most obvious giant in the New York area would be the Statue of Liberty. Like us on Facebook! If that interpretation is correct, the line probably refers to a newly-planted tree. With Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Senta Berger. They will, however, despawn after 10 minutes. I have been translating the hiints pages in the Japanese versino of the book, and I can say that the translation for this part of the V10 page is pretty striaght-forwards and probably correct: BUT....I did find a comment from somebody else who signed his online memorial book, following his wake/funeral. ... it's the shadow of the Jovian moon Ganymede. The shape of her dress is not Manhattan, or Brooklyn, or Staten Island. Do you happen to know any other info? Fair enough. It was my understand that it was already placed there, but not dedicated until 1983. It also has bandages on its arms and legs, and chains across his torso. Shadow of a Giant is a documentary that examines one of Canada’s largest environmental disasters, Yellowknife’s Giant Mine, through the community members who live on top of it, as they re-imagine a brighter future for the toxic legacy. If you are reading that line literally, then 22 steps or more could be 1,000 steps. Maybe the local recorder's office has those, too. However, it was not officially finished until the year after. It is in the shadow of the grey giant, the World Trade Center, which was still standing in Preiss’s time. A multiplayer brawler set in the Shadow Fight universe. Shadow Fight Arena. But even then, there could be a double-meaning. Perhaps I’m wrong. I have been looking at this verse for sometime and wish to throw a different spin on the solution. An isle is a small island. Extends over the slender path (Giving us a specific location) In summer. Buried in collapsing chambers, within the municipal boundary of Yellowknife, and beside […] It was written by Orson Scott Card. More figuratively, "in the shadow of" could mean "nearby" or "overshadowed by." Do we have a good copy of the images? Just the other day, I received an email from a reader who thinks he knows where the treasure is buried. In the latter, it would be the East River. Its shield functions as its D-Pad. 11 on the clock x 5 ft = 55 ft. So go east from there and hopfully find it! The measurements in the solved verses were all objective and definable (though ‘paces’ is given in the Milwaukee verse, other ‘steps’ seem to mean stair type steps). When it come to the "or more" part, I would suggest you think out the box. Nearby is the Alexander Hamilton US Custom House. 1 Design 1.1 Appearance 1.2 Voice/Mannerisms 2 Biography 3 Deck 4 Duels 5 References The Giant is covered in blue armor and has horns on top of its head. In the shadow Of the grey giant Find the arm that Extends over the slender path In summer You’ll often hear a whirring sound Cars abound Although the sign Nearby Speaks of Indies native The natives still speak Of him of Hard word in 3 Vols. 22 of my 5’3 midget steps would probably be 15 for someone else! Ok so I'm looking at Prospect Park. Ten thousand years ago, Bodmin Moor was completely different to the barren, windswept landscape of today. I heard Ben Asen on the podcast talk about attending Midwood with Byron. (Illustration by Wikipedia user Decumanus, based on original public domain image courtesy of NASA.). The middle of one branch of the V would be the WWII Memorial. I doubt any of that is correct. Call the practice barbaric if you want, but our society depends on these sturdy trophies to craft all manner of items from weapons to household items. (No other form of plant would be long-lasting enough to be a reliable landmark.). It's a frightening place to be, but one my people are familiar with. follow that up with what you believe and include some backing or just don't say it. He served the Hegemon as … In-house News. You wouldn’t think so, what with all the signposted mortality; everywhere you turn, a grey and mossy reminder of death; the shadow of the scythe. Button from Shadow of the Giant, $2.00 USD. The Secret: A Treasure Hunt - In the shadow Of the grey giant, Find the arm that Extends over the slender path. This is Battery Park. Nearby is the Alexander Hamilton US Custom House. Image 2 Verse 10 is in Staten Island. Sorry if this throws a curve ball, but I thought I better share, just in case it leads us to finding the elusive casque. As a reminder, here is the verse and image associated with the NYC treasure: Take twice as many east steps as the hour. So, must be, since two different people who knew him back in the day said they were classmates of his at that high school. Thanks! I'm not even 100% sure it's 22. There is a memorial to the "Maryland 400" it's a pillar with a sphere on top. Voice/Mannerisms . New York Harbor, showing Upper New York Bay in red. Maybe it's smaller than we imagine. It could be something like that...non-water island??? Image 12 is matched with verse 9 not verse 11 and is buried in Waterfront Park and Battery Park in Burlington, Vermont not the waterfront park in NYC called Battery Park. PROTIP: Press the ← and → keys to navigate the gallery, 'g' to view the gallery, or 'r' to view a random image. Support us on Patreon! Interestingly, this verse (verse 10) has a line about the "Hard Word 3 Vols" starting with 'chicken'. Other ways it can match with him are the following:- Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. So in the research that I’ve done it didn’t get dedicated and placed until 1983, the sculptors family had to fight to get it out there because of his death, Ahh really? However, no I don't believe it's a very good match to Governor's Island. In the shadow. Can you provide a link to where this version is? Goldengate is posting (and, hosting) images on the Q4T forum in the thread called 'Clues in the Book', starting on about page 9 of the thread. The bog giant and the shadow giant appear in … And workers included the Mohawk Ironworkers, which ties to the “natives” phrase. Definitely chicken as it's in English. Take twice as many east steps as the hour Or more From the middle of one branch Of the v Look down And see simple roots If we reach this point in the puzzle and take the 22 steps, we will presumably see something in the area that will show us where to dig. I’m starting to wonder if he was thinking along those lines. Savage Species (2003) presented the fire giant, the frost giant, and the stone giant as both races and playable classes. The Shadow of the Giants Trail was nicely designated on signs in that area, which is a good thing because the many of the roads are dirt and gravel. Ellis Island (north) and Liberty Island (south) are shown in the northwest corner of the bay. I’ve searched a bit for a book about it “in 3 volumes” without luck. Look for the comment from Elizabeth Cohen Mayer.....should be the first comment that appears, after the page loads. But the inscription is what go me! If you take twice as many east steps as the hour (22 steps) or more, you end up by a tree. In the shadow Of the grey giant Ellis Island Find the arm thatExtends over the slender path The Narrows In summerYou'll often hear a whirring sound The Staten Island Ferry Cars abound Ferry Terminal parking lot Although the signNearbySpeaks of Indies nativeThe natives still speakOf him of Hard word in 3 Vols. are bold shield Two separate corroborating sources stating that he attended Midwood. BP didn't go to Fort Hamilton High School, he went to Midway. It also has bandages on its arms and legs, and chains across his torso. But interesting fact- literally never knew that. In the Shadow of GiantsLevel: 100(Requires 100) Farseer Drek'Thar Farseer Drek'TharXP: 3,770Rep: +250 Frostwolf OrcsRewards:1220 1 Objectives 2 Description 3 Rewards 4 Completion 5 Notes 6 Progression 7 Patch changes 8 External links Flamrog Kindler Rescue Flamrog and Kindler. There is no major highway along the Staten Island side of the Narrows, but Shore Parkway runs along the western edge of Brooklyn, providing views of the Narrows and of the Statue of Liberty. Did you read the possible solution here: https://andrewlaydenegg.com/2019/11/06/the-secret-another-solution/. Contact the owner / RSS feed / This workspace is public, Stop wasting time looking for files and revisions, automatically organize all your file attachments, New York Harbor, showing Upper New York Bay in red. Byron Preiss must be one of those popular, common names like Smith, Jones and Doe....because that name shows up in their list of alumni: He first appeared on the streets of Rotterdam, a tiny child with a mind leagues beyond anyone else. Crazy! - "Cars abound" on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. But the lines above and below, about whirring sounds and nearby signs, are much more specific, narrowing our search down to a small portion of the city. Take twice as many east steps as the hour Or more From the middle of one branch Of the v Look down And see simple roots Stop wasting time looking for files and revisions. The Jotunheim frost giant and the Muspelheim fire giant appear in Deities and Demigods (2002) for this edition. - The "slender path" could be a reference to The Narrows, the tidal strait separating Staten Island and Brooklyn. The hints sectin in the Japanese book seems to be froma conversation between the translator and Preiss. I am thinking something like Duck Island in the lake in Prospect Park. In the shadow Of the grey giant Find the arm that Extends over the slender path In summer You’ll often hear a whirring sound Cars abound Although the sign Nearby Speaks of Indies native The natives still speak Of him of Hard word in 3 Vols. https://andrewlaydenegg.com/2019/11/06/the-secret-another-solution/, The Secret: Another Solution – andrewlaydenegg. But haven't found some of the items mentioned. So exciting!! https://image.ibb.co/hYHrd9/Screen_Shot_2018_08_15_at_11_21_01_AM.png Alternatively, a supermassive black hole seed could come from a giant star, about 100 times the sun's mass, that ultimately forms into a black hole after it runs out of fuel and collapses. Massive floods caused by a giant storm hit the UK in February. This theory of Fort Hamilton does not hold water. At this point, I’m thinking that if it’s not a traffic island, it’s either something that’s not there any more or something very obscure and specific. I also had a location on Governor’s Island at one point, but the visible isle to the north is Manhattan. The Immigrants statue has an arm that points down a path that was once slender. It doesn't match the image (perhaps the images are just setting the location that it's close to the shore, but I would have assumed they would be visible from the final site.). is most likely a reference to "Bedloe's Island," an older name for what is now called Liberty Island (where the Statue of Liberty stands), which can be seen north of Fort Hamilton High School. Freddie was born in Zanzibar, but was schooled in India and his correct birth name is "Farrokh Bomi Bulsara" I am not sure if there are any other links to this name itself. does anyone else think the void between the bird's legs looks like Governor Island? Do you happen to have or recall the URL? Image 2 Verse 10 Image 12 Verse 9 is in Burlington, Vermont, The immigrant statue wasn’t place there until after the book was published, From what I read, it was there when Preiss was there. 1 Short Summary 2 Detailed Summary 3 Trivia 4 Editions Bean was the smallest student at the Battle School, but he became Ender Wiggin's right hand. Take twice as many east steps as the hour Or more From the middle of one branch Of the v Look down And see simple roots Or maybe one of the vets is one clue away. Mister EZ - can you elaborate on the post-funeral online memorial posting you recall seeing? Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I'm not too lazy to look....but, am not in NY area. ( Log Out /  Ellis Island (north) and Liberty Island (south) are shown in the northwest corner of the bay. Grey Shadow, Actor: Wolf Call. You’re right, Hey thanks for replying!! View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2009 Clear Red Vinyl release of In The Shadow Of The Giant on Discogs. Aerial view of Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and the New York Harbor, taken from an NYPD helicopter by Victoria Belanger (on Flickr). I think everyone’s focusing on San Francisco and New Orleans. Label: Sub Pop - SP849 • Series: Sub Pop Singles Club 3.0 - … Of course, Midwood and FHHS may not have done that....their yearbooks might have only contained seniors. This gives a specific location and may be one of many homes he had in NYC, but it may lead someone with local knowledge to link this location to the puzzle. - This verse is linked to Image 12, so "the hour" would presumably be 11:00, the time shown on the clock in that picture. A pace was the distance of 2 steps. Julian Delphiki (Bean) is the most gifted student to ever attend Battle School. Here's an example of the images, front cover of the book; Surely you’re not supposed to be able to measure 55 feet when you’re out and about?! Or maybe a rookie will come up with some crazy idea and blow this open. The 'hints' appear to be guesses, with some opinion from the Japanese author/publisher/translator, based on a conversation he had with Preiss (who was trying to give away nothing). The first picture of the Giants was released on July 30, 2018, showing a massive humanoid shrouded in mist bending down, supporting itself with its crooked arms and legs. Is this where the treasure was buried? Grey Shadow is an actor, known for Wolf Call (1939), Marked Men (1940) and Sign of the Wolf (1941). the or more clause would mean he is not sure how long your step is As an elite member of Ender's Jeesh (military group), Bean stands out from the rest of the geniuses in Ender's Jeesh not only for his extraordinary brilliance, but also because he is physically different—genetically modified. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Here's a strange coincidence. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=byron-preiss&pid=14515270 Players can tell when they are spawning by a loud, strange sound, and the appearance of a dark opening in the sky which the Shadow Giant(s) will shoot out from. - "Indies native" is most likely a reference to Alexander Hamilton, who was born in the Leeward Islands in the British West Indies, - "Natives" could be a sly way of referring to students @ Fort Hamilton High School, Preiss' alma mater (Class of '68), Take twice as many east steps as the hour. If you look at the shape of the bottom of the park it looks like the bottom of her dress. It is a slender (but very busy) path for all the ships that come in and out of New York Harbor. Does anyone have thoughts on “The natives speak Of him of Hard word in 3 vols.”? Yearbooks *might*confirm that....every student, from all 4 grades, had their pictures in all 4 years of the yearbook from my H.S. (Illustration by Wikipedia user, , based on original public domain image courtesy of NASA. Change ). They year? You don't have permission to comment on this page. His best friend (the books photographer) went to high school with him and he said they went to Midway. The Giant is covered in blue armor and has horns on top of its head. Nearby The version was printed in 1983 and was translated to Japanese with the translator working personally with BP to give hints. They did not mention whether or not only graduating seniors are in the book or other grades as well. One. The Shadow Giant is a character appearing in the Yu-Gi-Oh! All the letter U are replaced with letter V. And the monument looks like the clockhands. That person also said that they were classmates at Midwood High. I am trying to translate them and post them here, but having issues with the low res nature of what I have. ), This also lists him there... ZEXAL anime that resides in Astral's memories of the Door. After I posted about Byron Preiss’s The Secret (A Treasure Hunt), there has been much discussion about where exactly the NYC treasure might be buried.